Do you work for a Local Council? Are you designing a new project, policy, program, initiative and want to incorporate more co-design processes throughout your organisation but not sure how?
Co-design is an inclusive, collaborative, human-centred process in which a group of people with relevant skills, experience and interests come together to provide advice and make decisions on a project, policy, program, initiative, process or product.
It is a method we can all use – including individuals, service providers, businesses, community organisations, and all levels of government.
However, local councils have found that lack of knowledge on what the co design process is, how to meet the expectations of the community and how to build confidence around engaging people with lived experience are just some commonly reported barriers to using co design.